March of the mangroves good news for blue carbon storage

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Mangrove seedlings. Photo source: ©© Northways

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The carbon capture and storage capacity of wetland vegetation, known as blue carbon, makes coastal habitats some of the most carbon rich ecosystems on the planet. A new study, published in Global Change Biology by Australian environmental scientists investigating the impact of shifts in coastal vegetation over a 70 year period, provides unique insight into how blue carbon stocks change in these dynamic and vulnerable environments…

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